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Shannon News, 31 August 1923, Page 3

A Fielding man brings back this story of the recent' cold weather in the South Island (relates the Star) : A lady entered a tramcar in decidedly winter garb —coat upon ooat,, skirt upon skirt. She squeezed into seat beside a .rather small man, who immediately ail but disappeared from view behind the full and wide-spread-ing apparel of the lady. Then began on the part of the lady the usual nervous search for the purse containing the tram ticket. Hands, darted right and left, under fold after fold of the many coats and coverings enveloping her, but in vain. The elusive purse could not be reached. As she paused, the. voice of the all-but-hid-den little man, in. tones plaintive, muffled, and injured, broke the silence. “I wish to goodness, madam, you could find your purse. ■That’s twice you have searched my pocket!